M0012637: 'The Dentist' by Jan Miense Molenaer / M0012638: 'The Travelling Dentist' by Jan Steen

Left of plate: Photograph of an oil painting titled 'The Dentist' by Jan Miense Molenaer. This reproduction was made from another photograph taken by V.A. Bruckmann in 1902 and accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum (PHO 1898). The original painting is held by the Brunswick Picture Gallery. Right of plate: Photograph of an oil painting titled 'The Travelling Dentist' by Jan Steen. This reproduction was made from another photograph taken by F. Bruckmann and accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum (PHO 8897). The original painting is held by the Mauritshuis in the Hague.

August 1952

2 photographs on 1 plate glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for the items depicted in the glass plate negative:PHO 1898 and

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.